This trip is part of a 14th birthday treat for Jamie, one of my three sons, who has a love of all things historical. It will be his first time in Luxembourg, but strictly speaking not mine. I’d driven through…
Category: Heathrow T3
Helsinki, There and Back #4
This is going to be my fourth and probably final trip to Helsinki in 2019. With tier points earned so far, and future tier points from travel already booked, I should have enough now to exceed the 5000 I need…
Helsinki, There and Back #3
A week after the last Helsinki trip and I’m back at Heathrow Terminal 3, again after an overnight at the Hilton at Hatton Cross. It’s another booking made some time ago in BA’s sale, and at 160 tier points return…
Helsinki, There and Back #2
This is the second of several trips to Helsinki in 2019, flying out on Saturday and back to Heathrow on Sunday. It’s another 11:00 flight from Heathrow Terminal 3, so for a stress free start to the day I’ve got…
Hong Kong, a Virgin Distraction
It’s not uncommon to find posts on frequent flyer message boards complaining about an inability to spend Avios or Virgin air miles on high quality redemptions. It does require some effort behind the keyboard, and it helps to be flexible…
Helsinki, There and Back #1
This is the second of what will be several trips to Helsinki this year, but the first one which is just a regular return with a little bit of sightseeing. My first trip, back in January, was nested inside Heathrow-Dublin…
Prague
Prague is a perfect destination for a long weekend; after London, Paris and Rome it welcomes the most international visitors of any European city. The flight time is relatively short, and the city extremely pretty with some great architecture. It’s…
Helsinki via Dublin, Part 2
The Hilton, Helsinki Airport The Hilton, Helsinki Airport, is perfect for the traveller with a short layover. It’s comfortable, smart, only 5 minutes walk from the airport, and out of sympathy for people unaccustomed to the climate on the 60th…
Helsinki via Dublin, Part 1
Whilst some of the other tier point earning trips might come close, this trip is probably as close as I’m going to get this year to pointless flying. Over the weekend I’m going to fit in 6 flights, Dublin to…
Phoenix Run Part 4, Heathrow to Philadelphia
Heathrow Terminal 3 Terminal 3 is the Heathrow home for a number of airlines in the OneWorld alliance, including American Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Quantas. BA also run some of their flights from T3. With these airlines offering both business…